HOW TO TALK WHEN KIDS WON’T LISTEN By Joanna Faber and Julie King: Interview with the Authors by Melissa Couch Salim
August 3rd, 2021
This is such a great book. I love the sample conversation that shows the dos and the don’ts. You start by talking about feelings, which is a BIG topic, especially with toddlers and teens. What are a few top basics that we might remember and practice? It’s stressful when our ...
Overcoming the Mom-Life Crisis: Ditch the Guilt by Nina Restieri (Book Excerpt)
April 5th, 2021
Excerpted from Overcoming the Mom-Life Crisis: Ditch the Guilt, Put Yourself on the To-Do List, and Create A life You Love by Nina Restieri, courtesy of Post Hill Press. Chapter 11: Secret Weapons All there is to do, right at this very moment, is to breathe in, breathe out, and kiss the ...
21st Century Parenting: A Guide to Raising Emotionally Resilient Children in an Unstable World by Rick Capaldi, MFT, PhD (Book Excerpt)
June 18th, 2019
Chapter 11 21st Century Parenting in Review “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Remember school, tests, midterms, finals? If you were like many of us, you looked forward to the review prior to the ...
Guest Blog: Setting Sail for a New Family Life by Leon Schulz, author, Sabbatical at Sea, a Family Sets Sail
September 13th, 2016
The following is an excerpt from Sabbatical At Sea..... It was already May, and the step from Planning into the actual Sailing phase was only a few weeks away. Were we in chaos? That would be an understatement! We were such good planners, surely? What we thought would feel like organizing a ...
Opportunity Seeking Starts Early by Richard Rende, PhD and Jen Prosek (Excerpted from Raising Can-Do Kids)
August 1st, 2016
So how can we foster opportunity seeking in our children? For decades, scholars have articulated a model for teaching children how to take forays into the unknown and deal with life’s uncomfortable or risky moments. Attachment theory, as it is called, dates back to the seminal work of John ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Seeing Children in a New Way by Rebecca Eanes, author, Positive Parenting
June 15th, 2016
[caption id="attachment_23341" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo by Charlee Lifestyle Photography[/caption] Children, like all human beings, feel most cooperative when they are treated with respect and kindness. Adults do not respond well to people who speak to us harshly or treat us with disrespect. Is it a stretch to believe that children wouldn’t ...
The Seeds of Love by Margaret Hart
May 11th, 2014
Every year since my son began attending school, I have looked forward to and enjoyed so many milestones and celebrations. One day that's always sweet is Mother's Day, when he comes home from school with a handmade gift or drawing or card. I always get so excited to see what ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Aging with Grace and Vitality by Claudia Spahr, later mom and author, Right Time Baby
July 8th, 2012
Are you also tired of hearing that stereo-typical comment; “Older mothers are selfish because they won’t be around long enough for their kids”? You know what? It’s actually NOT true. Studies show that if you have your child over 40 you’re four times more likely to reach the age of 100. Apart ...
